Derived and automated key performance indicator reports
In a computing system, a selection of a predefined key performance indicator that is associated with a plurality of predefined dimensions and with definitional data is received. A dimension value for at least one of the predefined dimensions, at least first and second attributes associated with the dimension value, and a condition that defines a relationship between the first and second attributes are also received. A first reporting format is determined using the dimension value, first and second attributes, and the condition, and second and third reporting formats are determined using the definitional data. A report view formatted according to the first, second, and third reporting formats is displayed on a display device.
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a report view, the method performed in connection with definition of a new evaluation of a predefined key performance indicator, the method comprising:
receiving, using a computer device, a selection of the predefined key performance indicator for which the new evaluation is to be defined, the predefined key performance indicator being associated with a plurality of predefined dimensions and with definitional data;
receiving, as a user selection for defining the new evaluation, a dimension value for at least one of the predefined dimensions;
receiving, as another user selection for defining the new evaluation, at least first and second attributes associated with the dimension value and a condition that defines a relationship between the first and second attributes, the new evaluation being defined to evaluate the predefined key performance indicator by comparing the first and second attributes with regard to the condition;
determining, using the computer device, a first aspect of a reporting format using the dimension value, first and second attributes, and the condition;
determining, using the computer device, second and third aspects of the reporting format using the definitional data; and
displaying on a display device a report view formatted according to the reporting format having the first, second, and third aspects.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the report view is a graph, and wherein the first aspect specifies data sets to be included in the graph, the second aspect specifies a horizontal axis of the graph, and the third aspect specifies a vertical axis of the graph.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the report view is a table, and wherein the first aspect specifies data sets to be included in the table, the second aspect specifies rows of the table, and the third aspect specifies columns of the table.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a first data set associated with the predefined key performance indicator and the first attribute and a second data set associated with the predefined key performance indicator and the second attribute, and wherein the displaying the report view comprises formatting the retrieved first and second data sets according to the first, second, and third aspects.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second data set is a reference data set.
6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising receiving a threshold value that qualifies the condition.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the condition and the threshold value together define a relationship between the first data set and the second data set, and further comprising issuing an alert when the relationship is violated.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the key performance indicator is stored in an electronic repository and made available for selection to a plurality of external systems.
9. A computer-implemented method for providing a report view, the method performed in connection with definition of a new evaluation of a predefined key performance indicator, the method comprising:
receiving, using a computer device, a selection of the predefined key performance indicator for which the new evaluation is to be defined, the predefined key performance indicator being associated with a plurality of predefined dimensions and with definitional data, wherein at least one of the predefined dimensions comprises a plurality of sub-dimensions;
receiving, as a user selection for defining the new evaluation, a dimension value for at least one of the predefined dimensions that comprises a plurality of sub-dimensions, the dimension value specifying certain of the sub-dimensions;
receiving, as another user selection for defining the new evaluation, at least first and second attributes associated with the dimension value and a condition that defines a relationship between the first and second attributes, the new evaluation being defined to evaluate the predefined key performance indicator by comparing the first and second attributes with regard to the condition;
determining, using the computer device, a first aspect of a reporting format using the dimension value, first and second attributes, and the condition;
determining, using the computer device, a second aspect of the reporting format using the received dimension value, the second reporting format specifying the certain sub-dimensions;
determining a third aspect of the reporting format using the definitional data; and
displaying on a display device a report view formatted according to the reporting format having the first, second, and third aspects.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the report view is a graph, and wherein the first aspect specifies data sets to be included in the graph, the second aspect specifies a horizontal axis of the graph, and the third aspect specifies a vertical axis of the graph.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the report view is a table, and wherein the first aspect specifies data sets to be included in the table, the second aspect specifies rows of the table, and the third aspect specifies columns of the table.
12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising retrieving a first data set associated with the predefined key performance indicator and the first attribute and a second data set associated with the predefined key performance indicator and the second attribute, and wherein the displaying the report view comprises formatting the retrieved first and second data sets according to the first, second, and third aspects.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving a threshold value that qualifies the condition.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the condition and the threshold value together define a relationship between the first data set and the second data set, and further comprising issuing an alert when the relationship is violated.
15. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for providing a report view, the method performed in connection with definition of a new evaluation of a predefined key performance indicator, the method comprising:
receive a selection of the predefined key performance indicator for which the new evaluation is to be defined, the predefined key performance indicator being associated with a plurality of predefined dimensions and with definitional data;
receive, as a user selection for defining the new evaluation, a dimension value for at least one of the predefined dimensions;
receive, as another user selection for defining the new evaluation, at least first and second attributes associated with the dimension value and a condition that defines a relationship between the first and second attributes, the new evaluation being defined to evaluate the predefined key performance indicator by comparing the first and second attributes with regard to the condition;
determine a first aspect of a reporting format using the dimension value, first and second attributes, and the condition;
determine second and third aspects of the reporting format using the definitional data; and
display on a display device a report view formatted according to the reporting format having the first, second, and third aspects.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the report view is a graph, and wherein the first aspect specifies data sets to be included in the graph, the second aspect specifies a horizontal axis of the graph, and the third aspect specifies a vertical axis of the graph.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the report view is a table, and wherein the first aspect specifies data sets to be included in the table, the second aspect specifies rows of the table, and the third aspect specifies columns of the table.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that when executed retrieve a first data set associated with the predefined key performance indicator and the first attribute and a second data set associated with the predefined key performance indicator and the second attribute, and wherein the displaying the report view comprises formatting the retrieved first and second data sets according to the first, second, and third aspects.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising instructions that when executed receive a threshold value that qualifies the condition.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the condition and the threshold value together define a relationship between the first data set and the second data set, and further comprising instructions that when executed issue an alert when the relationship is violated.